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WorksheetsU.S. Government/Citizenship
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A person who improves the community and helps others is a ___________.
a)
citizen
b)
volunteer
c)
judge
d)
president
2.
A government run by it's citizens is a _________.
a)
democracy
b)
union
c)
kingdom
d)
city council
3.
Liberty means ___________.
a)
Truth
b)
Justice
c)
Freedom
d)
Statue
4.
The branch of government that is made up of courts is the _______.
a)
city council
b)
judicial branch
c)
executive branch
d)
legislative branch
5.
Speed limits and traffic lights are examples of ______ that the government makes to keep people safe.
a)
laws
b)
ideas
c)
jail
d)
tickets
6.
In the United States what is one of the MOST important rights a citizen has?
a)
to live alone
b)
to vote
c)
to have friends
d)
to pay taxes
7.
Which branch of government has the most power?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
d)
None. No branch has more power than the other.
8.
How are the U.S. leaders chosen?
a)
by the king
b)
voted by the citizens
c)
by a mayor
d)
by the executive branch
9.
The mayor is the head of the executive branch at the local or national level?
a)
Local
b)
National
10.
Why was the U.S. constitution was written to establish a new plan for ___________.
a)
war
b)
government
c)
freedom
d)
independence
11.
Which branch of government enforces and carries out the laws?
a)
executive
b)
legislative
c)
judicial
d)
congress
12.
The U.S. constitution is the supreme law of the country.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The executive, legislative and judicial branches of government are at the local, state, and national levels.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Only Florida has a state constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Helping your neighbor pick up their yard trash is an example of being a good citizen.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is an example of a service that the government provides?
a)
Schools
b)
Post Offices
c)
Highways
d)
All of the above
17.
How can a local government can pay for the services it provides?
a)
taxes
b)
jobs
18.
How can you help take part in being a good citizen?
a)
Help in a food drive
b)
Help donate clothes to the poor
c)
Make blankets for sick children
d)
All of the above.
19.
Thurgood Marshall, Cesar Chavez, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Clara Barton are all examples of good citizens.
a)
True
b)
False
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